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Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Volume Two, Chapter XIV
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F. KRUPP PUBLICLY APPROVED THE SUCCESSIVE CRIMES AGAINST THE
PEACE PERPETRATED BY THE NAZI CONSPIRATORS.
(1) In a speech dated 6 April 1938, shortly after
Schuschnigg had been compelled to capitulate to the Nazi
conspirators' threat of force, Krupp stated:
"At our family party, today as well, our first thought,
our first glass, is raised in deep appreciation to our
Fuehrer. We are still under the lasting impression of
the mighty happenings of the last four weeks; so are
those of us who until a short time ago were forced to
wait impatiently for these developments outside our
State frontiers. To the fulfillment of century-old
dreams consciously arrived at, to the fulfillment of
the life-long wish of Adolf Hitler -- thanks to his
faith, thanks to his determination, thanks to his
heart, to him, our Fuehrer, a threefold, deeply
thankful,
Sieg Heil." (D-391).
(2) In a speech dated 7 April 1938, Krupp, in urging all
Germans in the impending election of 10 April to approve
Hitler's invasion of Austria, stated:
"Three more days separate us from the day of the
Plebiscite to which our Fuehrer calls us, from the
Plebiscite concerning Greater Germany, at the same time
a Plebiscite in which the proof of faith in our Fuehrer
concerns every individual's conscience.
"Full with thanks for what Adolf Hitler has bestowed
and secured for the German people in little more than
five years' leadership through internal and external
peace he is worth of the deepest felt 'Yes' from
everyone of us!
"To him, our Fuehrer and Chancellor a threefold
Sieg Heil!" (D-387)
(3) In a speech delivered on 13 October 1938, on the
occasion of Hitler's visit to the Krupp works after the Nazi
occupation of the Sudetenland, Krupp said:
"To be able to greet you at the Krupp Works, in our
home, in the name of my wife and my own, as well as in
the name of those close to me and also in that of the
greater plant
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family, so shortly after the world-shaking events of
the last weeks, is a great honor and a heart-felt joy
to me.
"Perhaps no plant and no home can feel more deeply and
more gratefully than ours the changes in the last
decades; none can be more proudly conscious to be
allowed to participate in the mighty tasks set by
"Before us stands now the basic and undeniable world
encircling success, in its total extent perhaps not
fully grasped, which your faith and strong will, your
nerves and your initiative have achieved.
"May no German ever forget how deeply gratitude
therefore put us under obligation, how proud we may be
to be recognized once more in the world as a free,
equal, great German People.
"With the thanks of my family, of our plants, of our
entire Ruhr District filled with the urge to work, I
must express united gratitude, springing from a full
warm heart, from the Sudeten District which is now a
part of the German Reich."
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"Heil to Thee, my Fuehrer." (D-304)
(4) Shortly after the conspirators launched their aggression
-against Poland, Krupp stated to the workers in his plant:
"The Fuehrer has made his decision, not lightheartedly
but in the consciousness of responsibility to his
people, to the entire future of the German Nation -- we
have all heard that in his Reichstag speech last
Friday."
"A hard struggle, perhaps hardly appreciated to its
fullest extent, lies before us. The entire German
Nation must face this test of fire in unshakable unity,
young or old, man or woman, everyone must and will do
his duty at his post, do more than just what his duty
demands and devote his entire strength to the task
assigned to him. Therefore let us also, as Krupp
Members remain determined. May God protect our Fuehrer
and our people!" (D-363)
(5) In a speech dated 6 May 1941, commemorating the
successes of the Nazi
aggression in the West, Krupp stated:
"The one who, like myself, had the chance to visit and
thoroughly inspect during the last weeks the fields
where our superb troops made the breakthrough in the
West --
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"who could hear on that occasion the roar of our
Airforce against England --
"who witnessed how our U-boats and speedboats
distinguished themselves against the remains of
England's sea-might --
"such a person is bound to be thankfully proud to be
able to contribute through his labours to assure to our
fighters the weapons which they need for their battle -
-
"such a person is and remains devotedly and
respectfully conscious that the nicest machines, the
most effective instruments mean little, no, nothing,
without the complete unselfish and trusting share of
the individual, whose trust is assured through his
knowledge of, and his faith in, the genius of his
Fuehrer, who embodies the worth of the German people,
their honor and might. To him, our Fuehrer, we direct
also in this hour in the Spring month of May our
thoughts, renew our solemn oath, present our heartiest
-wishes and give thanks to
"Adolf Hitler -- Sieg Heil !" (D-390)

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